What is Psychodynamic Therapy?
The aim of Psychodynamic Counselling is about developing a greater understanding of ourselves. When thinking about experiences and relationships throughout our lives we may begin to recognise links that make sense of our current, behaviour, thoughts and feelings. This naturally builds our self awareness.
Time Focused or open ended Therapy
Short Term - (12-24 Weeks) Time focused sessions in which a focus will be discussed within the initial session(s) where a set number of sessions can be agreed usually between 12-24 weeks.
Open Ended - (Finish when you are ready) With open ended counselling the end date is not decided at the beginning. Instead you will have time and space to work through what you need to before we discuss when you feel ready to work towards an end.
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Ultimately, the intention is to build an understanding of our difficult feelings so we can begin to process them, allowing us to move forward feeling less fearful and more hopeful allowing us to consider new coping strategies.
A huge proportion of my client base have felt that they have had to manage their difficult feelings alone, having to mask to fit in or pretend to be ok.
When we feel down we often retreat, avoid contact with others, and I have found that for some when this happens the counselling room has been a safe place to share with another. With time and through this unique therapeutic relationship so many clients have built a stronger and more robust sense of who they are and improve their relationship with themselves and others.
We must all remember how natural it is to need help at times, we're not actually designed to manage alone. Sometimes we might seek help from someone in our lives and sometimes we find it in a professional capacity.
Fee's
Initial Session Fee - £65 for a 50 minute session.
Within this session we can discuss what has bought you to counselling and you can decide if you would like to meet again.
Ongoing session fee's - from £65 (per 50 minute session) on a weekly basis.
For consistency meetings take place on the same day and time each week but if you work shift's/rota we can try to plan sessions in advance.
I can offer a limited number of reduced fee's so please feel free to contact me so we can arrive at a fee that suits your budget.
CLINICAL SUPERVISION - REDUCED FEE
I have one remaining space to offer Clinical Supervision at a reduced rate of £25 for 1 hour or £35 for 1.5 hours until December 26 as I complete the final hours of my enhanced course in Clinical Supervision (Level 7).
With warmth and a positive energy I can offer support with all areas of your client work both clinical and practical, be it during training, private practice set up or as an experienced practitioner.
As a BACP Accredited counsellor with over 15 years experience working with psychodynamic, existential and relational approaches I have extensive experience with a wide range of clients, and can offer supervision to both student and experienced counsellors.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me at charlotteascough@gmail.com